Welcome to an HBO podcast from the HBO late-night series Real Time with Bill Maugh.

Okay.

So, before we get to the questions, would you and the governor like to answer what I was saying about it?

I was quoting Noir Maureenstein and Thomas Mann, they're very, very esteemed journalists.

They were bipartisan and they said it's the Republicans fault.

I think that when President Trump has a good proposal, the country would be better off if Democrats got behind.

Like which one?

Case in point.

Case in point.

How long do you want to stay in Afghanistan?

You're right. That's the one I'm hoping for.

And I know one of the issues also, there is the deficit.

And if you bring the troops back from these regime-tained wars that you would save billions of dollars in lives.

And I think that's something that should have been fought against.

But the Republicans voted against him on that. They finally found something to stand up to him about it.

But you are not for war enough.

But Bill, there is an opportunity for a core of Democrats and a core of Republicans to say, you know what?

The president's got a good point here. Let's get behind him.

Well, I'm for that. I mean, you're right. The liberals have been hypocritical about that.

They were for ending forever war and now they're for it.

And when he talked about family medical leave, Chuck Schumer stood up.

I think he was the only one on the Democrat side who did it.

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